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me beside ice cake near ship (101
46,5-8;04. Full costume for cold
weather walking (calm) - woolen cap,
netsha, sealskin mittens, bearskin
pants, kamikles. Now when moderate
breeze is blowing I put netsha hood
over my head and the cap on top of
that to protect my forehead.
46,6-8,04 Full costume for cold
weather sledging - kooltah, bearskin
mittens, bearskin pants, mansaks,
kamikpakas of deerskin (covering ordinary
kamiks). Did not hold my fox tail
my
face protector or carry deerskin muff,
both of which were provided for use a-
gainst the cold wind that might
have been encountered on Melville
Bay.
4mi.
Out to big gulch and back alone -
The southwest wind was keen too light.
Capt. P. had his beard shaved off today.